Voicemail is a phone systeman organized set of connected parts that work together that recordssaves sound or information for later hearing or use messages when you can’t answer a call. People also use the word for the recorded message itself, but in the supplied lexicalrelating to words and vocabulary in a language data the main sense is the system.
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Pronunciation
AI-generated pronunciation audio (OpenAI).
Accent: General American English
IPA: /ˈvɔɪs meɪl/
Easy pronunciation: VOYCE-mail (approximate spelling).
Stress: Primary stress is on the first syllable of voice.
This is the noun meaning a phone system that records and stores messages, or a message left in that system.
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Voicemail Meaning
a phone system that records messages when you miss a call
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a computerized system that answers calls, records messages, and stores them for later retrieval
Example: I called her, but she didn’t pick up, so I left a voicemail.
Synonyms for this meaning:
- voice mail — Direct spelling variant and the only supplied synonym for this sense.
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Voicemail Synonyms
Similar Meaning
- voice mail
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Common Mistakes
- Using voicemail to mean the phone message itself without context, since some speakers use it that way but it is not a separate sense in the supplied data.
- Confusing voicemail with an answering machine; they are related, but not the same thing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does voicemail mean?
Voicemail means a telephone system that records messages when a call is not answered.
What is a synonym for voicemail?
The supplied synonym is voice mail, which is the same term written as two words.
Is voicemail one word or two?
Both voicemail and voice mail are used. They mean the same thing in the supplied data.
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